California›San Luis Obispo County

CrestonCA

A town, settled in 1885.

Typical home

$981K

−2.1% in a year

Is Creston a good place to live?

We don’t grade Creston yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Creston: who provides what

Creston is unincorporated, so San Luis Obispo County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County provides services here

SchoolsAtascadero Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereSan Luis Obispo County Clerk-ElectionsSan Luis Obispo County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2020

ZIP code9343293432 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Creston.

Natural hazards

Creston faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Creston’s FEMA risk score comes in at 82 of 100. Federal aid has come to Creston households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to earthquakes.

82risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingEarthquakesWildfire

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageCreston’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Creston Get ready0.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Creston’s kids attend

Public schools: the Atascadero Unified school district. Its one school is below. 61 students attend Creston’s public school.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Creston ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5	Grades K–5	61	–

Full pageCreston’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsAtascadero Unified Every school1 school · Creston Elementary Questions“Are Creston’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Housing

Creston’s typical home value is about $981K

Home values are down 2.1% over the year to September 2026.

$981KZillow home value

Typical home value

Creston$981K

California$762K

−2.1%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in April

Full pageCreston’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsDown 2.1% in a year Years of income to buyYears of income to buy RentsRents

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Creston has mild winters and hot summers

In Creston, the July high is 91°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter36–62°

Spring42–73°

Summer53–90°

Fall45–79°

Nov 10

typical first frost

Mar 15

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

92°

typical summer high

Full pageCreston’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 35°Rain & snow19″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults binge drink in Creston than in most of California or the rest of the country

Creston: 36% of adults feel lonely, near the California town median (36%) and above the median of U.S. towns (33%). 16% of adults get no exercise outside work here. Of 32 CDC measures, Creston beats the California average on 18 and trails it on 3. Two figures for adults locally: 67% had a checkup this year, 24% have high blood pressure.

	Creston	California towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	21%	16%	16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	67%	72%	79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	24%	31%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	7.8%	12%	12%

32 measures vs. California

18 better11 too close to call3 worse

What stands out	Creston	CA
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	11.2%	17.9%
Fewer uninsured adults	6.8%	10.6%
More binge drinkers	21.2%	15.3%

Adventist Health Twin Cities

11.6 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

Full pageCreston’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby11.6 miles to an ER · Adventist Health Twin Cities How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than CA on 18 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Hearst Castle and 12 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Creston. Close and well known come first.

All 16 attractions →

Big draw38 mi State parkHearst Castle 22 mi LandmarkLanding of the first Filipinos

18 mi MuseumMission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa

19 mi MuseumMission San Miguel Arcángel

26 mi State parkMontaña de Oro State Park 9 mi Zoo & aquariumCharles Paddock Zoo

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Hearst Castle: No machine-readable author provided. Urban~commonswiki assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa: Stephen Lea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mission San Miguel Arcángel: Jsweida, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montaña de Oro State Park: BorisFromStockdale, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring